A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core Units (14 units) | 140cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as detailed below. SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 HSC111 Ethics in Health Care (replaces HSC210 from 2021) HSC112 Basics of Epidemiology HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (replaces HSC203 from 2024) PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaces PSY140 2022) SWK102 Communication Skills HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A sociological introduction (replaces HSC230 from 2021) NUR256 Research and Evidence Based Practice (replaces SWK312 from 2024) HSC318 Rural and Remote Health PHM301 Exploring Public Health |
Specialist Electives (3 units) | 50cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 50 credit points as detailed below.
MUST complete all 2 units (40 credit points) HSC331 Health Science Community Practicum A (20cp) HSC332 Health Science Community Practicum B (20cp) AND must complete 1 unit (10 credit points) selected from the list of units below: MAN204 Project Management SBI150 Cellular Biology (replaces MLS245 from 2021) SBI190 Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals (replaces SBI182 from S2 2022 and SBI173 from 2021) SCH104 Introductory Chemistry A SPE111 Physical Assessment, Exercise Prescription and Delivery (replaces SPE209 Exercise and Physiology 1 from 2021) HSC202 Social Media and Marketing in Health Promotion HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing HSC213 Health Informatics PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour (replaces PSY208 2022) SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies SBI241 Pathophysiology for Healthcare (new from 2024) SPE261 Functional Anatomy (replaces SBI261 from 2021) HSC312 Global and Environmental Health SPE320 Nutrition and Health PTY300 Clinically Applied Anatomy (available from 2025)
The following units are only available to students enrolled in HHSLT1 Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Speech and Language Therapy HSC300 International Experience (not offered 2024) SLT300 Communication, Culture and Context SLT311 Communication Across the Lifespan |
General Electives (5 units) | 50cp | Units totalling 50 credit points selected from the above Specialist Elective units or any other undergraduate or approved postgraduate units offered by the University. When selecting electives, choose units at a suitable level. The first number in each unit code indicates the year level at which the subject is taught. Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 300 level, therefore units coded as HSC1xx, HSC2xx and HSC3xx would be first, second and third year units respectively. Note: students must not exceed 100 credit points at 100 level units. |
| 240cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (240cp)
- A maximum of 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
- A minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above.
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
If course commenced prior to 2023:
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements - 2024
There have been some course structure changes for the Bachelor of Health Science from 2024.
- Core units have been reduced from 150 credit points to 140 credit points.
- Specialist Electives have been reduced from 90 credit points to 50 credit points.
- General Electives of 50 credit points have been introduced.
Core unit changes:
HSC203 has been coded to HSC133. Students who have completed HSC203 prior to 2024 should not complete HSC133.
NUR256 has been added and will replace SWK312 as a core unit.
HSC111 has been moved from a specialist elective to a core unit.
HSC312 has been moved from a core unit to a specialist elective.
MAN204 has been moved from a core unit to a specialist elective.
Specialist Elective changes:
The separate specialist areas in Health Science, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy have been removed and replaced with 40 credit points of required Practicum units and 10 credit points selected from a choice of specialist units.
The list of specialist elective units includes all units previously available in the specialist streams with the exception of the inclusion of SBI241 and the removal of HSC202. HSC202 may be included as a general elective.
Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements - 2022
PSY140 has been replaced by PSY150. Students that have completed PSY140 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY150.
PSY208 has been replaced by PSY228. Students that have completed PSY208 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY228.
Course Changes and Transition Arrangements - 2021
HSC111 Ethics in Health Care has replaced HSC210 Health Sociology from 2021. Students have completed HSC210 do not need to complete HSC111.
HSC220 Society, culture and health: A sociological introduction has replaced HSC230 Cultural Safety in Health from 2021. Students have completed HSC230 do not need to complete HSC220.
SBI150 Cellular Biology has replaced MLS245 Medical Biochemistry from 2021. Students who have completed MLS245 do not need to complete SBI150.